Mike Klay has used photos taken on a backpacking trip to develop this new glow in the dark art print, Star Trail. The print is 18″ x 24″ and a signed/numbered edition of 60. The price is $35. There is also a version available on wood, this one is an edition of 10 and costs $100. To purchase, visit the Gigposters.com classifieds.

What they look like in the dark:

37 Responses to “New Mike Klay Print: “Star Trail””

I generally only delete comments that are hateful or overly vulgar. Blogs and the internet are tools of free speech, and that is something I strongly believe in. Noone is attacking anyone personally, and I can’t just delete comments based on people not liking the work.

None of these comments is uncalled for. The artwork is posted here for discussion. Some people feel a certain way, if you feel differently, you are welcome to state so. Any graphic designer/artist who feels “alienated” by a bunch of random comments from anonymous people on the internet needs to grow a thicker skin. I’m sure Mike is doing just fine. You should be thanking Mitch for creating an open forum where people can argue about this bullshit, not telling him to “get his act together”.

Mike’s work is comparable to Dan’s, for sure
People have a right to make the observation, and Mitch is right to allow their comments to stay here.
Dan’s stuff is awesome, but I really like Mike’s stuff too. I would be pretty happy if I could be inspired to create anything artistic.
Nice work Mike.

I do believe everyone has a right to their opinion. I will say that Mike has done tons of other works that stand very much on their own (http://www.powerslidedesign.com). So much focus being brought on a single piece that really doesn’t paint a complete picture. Anyways, my 2 cents.

I am all for free speech and people should have the right to voice their opinions, but I feel that comments like this “I Hope no one buys this shit you call your own” somehow seem over the top, especially when the artist is present. In hindsight “alienate” was not the correct term to describe the so called discussion that has taken place in this thread, but certainly insult is an appropriate term to describe some of the comments that appear above. OMG is my homepage and I have nothing but respect for Mitch. I was not commenting on the site or the amazing contribution that Mitch makes to this community, however I do believe that as the administrator of this site he has a certain responsibility to ensure that the artists work that he posts does not get criticized to the point of insult. The real issue for me is that Mike is, or was present in this thread and when people begin bashing his work to the point of insult it does indeed become VERY personal.

so dice was having a bad day. notice he didn’t put up a link to his/her own work. says something right there. there are tons of negative people in this world and i have chosen to ignore them a long time ago.

i’ve got a thick skin on me from the gigposters.com forums, so a couple negative comments get brushed right off my shoulder, especially when people say i steal other people’s work. i know how long it took me and how much work i’ve put into a piece, and that’s all that matters.

big thanks to everyone that has supported what i’ve done in the past. all i can do is continue what i’ve been doing over the past 4 years and push my screenprinting/design techniques even further.

The idea of free speech is not for people to insult one another. Yes, absolutely I believe in free speech, however I also believe in a little thing called judgment and common decency. Would you think it acceptable for someone to make racist slurs in an internet forum? There are varying levels of sensibility and sensitivity towards others. I suppose my level is simply more acute than some others around here. In my opinion people could have made the same points without resorting to childish insults.

I thought we already established that if it was racist or hateful, I would delete it. Also, if people were attacking MIke’s person, I would not allow it. Letting people criticize artwork is what art sites and blogs are about.